February 21 Happy President's Day- No School
February 23 4th/5th Art Adventures
March 9 Metra Railroad Safety Poster due to Miss Smeltzer
Mystery Artist for February:
1. He was born in New York City in 1894. He received his first assignments as an illustrator when he was a teenager.
2. The cover of The Saturday Evening Post was his showcase for over forty year, giving him an audience larger than that of any other artist in history.
3. He also painted a great number of pictures for story illustrations, advertising campaigns, posters, calendars, and books.
4. His pictures chronicled, (a record of events), the introduction of radio and television, automobile and airplane travel, and even flights to the moon.
Displayed in Classroom are: School Days and Nothing Up His Sleeve.
1st Grade: Monet Bridges and Action Jackson Abstract Expressionist PaintingsFirst graders are learning about the artist, Claude Monet and his Impressionistic style. We will finish creating our own bridge paintings based on the popular Japanese footbridge Monet painted several times. Some classes are complete with their Monet Bridges and are beginning to learn about the artist, Jackson Pollack.
2nd Grade: Legs of Degas and Kandinsky Colors
Students will be learning about the artist, Edgar Degas. Students will learn how his Impressionist style helped him create movement within his artwork. Student will finish creating their own legs of movement. Some classes will begin learning about the artist, Wassily Kandinsky.
3rd Grade: Frank Lloyd Wright Mansions and Matisse Goldfish
We will continue discussing the architect Frank Lloyd Wright and finish creating their our own dream mansions. Some classes will begin learning about the artist Henri Matisse.
4th Grade: Aboriginal Art and Guatemalan Weaving
We have been discussing the artworks of the Aboriginal culture. Students will finish creating the dot and line painting patterns of the Aboriginal culture. Some classes will begin learning about the weaving process.
5th Grade: Fantasy Portraits
We will continue sketching our own self-portraits. Once we have completed the basics of our portraits we will begin discussing Surrealism and how to illustrate it on their own self-portraits.
Art Folder #10 is the last art folder of the second trimester.
